Language:
German
Pages:
69 pages :
,
typescript (photocopy).
Year of publication:
2001
Keywords:
Böhm, Agnes.
;
Böhm, Alexander.
;
Neumann, Erna.
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Antisemitism.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Life in hiding.
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Intermarriage.
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Jewish families.
;
Jews Persecutions 1933-1945.
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Journalists.
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Secretaries.
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World War, 1939-1945.
;
Berlin (Germany)
;
Litzmannstadt-Getto (Łódź, Poland)
;
Autobiographies
;
Biographical sources
;
Memoirs
Abstract:
The memoirs of Erna Huth were recorded by her nephew Michael Weber in 1993. Childhood in an assimilated Jewish family. Erna Huth's father was an architect who made his living as a journalist and writer. Recollections of Christmas celebrations. Erna graduated from Lyceum (high school) in 1911. Her plans to continue her studies were not granted. She started to work in her father's publishing company. Death of her mother in 1928. Nazi-takeover in Germany in 1933. Sudden dismissal from her position as a secretary due to her Jewish heritage. Increasing discrimination by former colleagues and acquaintances. Difficulties of her father to continue his profession as a journalist and editor. Emigration of her younger brothers Gerhard and Georg. Attempts to obtain exit permits for the United States and England, which only arrived after the beginning of the war. Erna and her sister Agnes were stuck in Berlin together with their father. Erna started to work at the Jewish welfare and youth department of the Jewish community. Position at an insurance company. Increased anti-Jewish regulations and the constraint to wear the yellow star. Erna's sister Agnes worked as a housekeeper at a Jewish family. Marriage of Agnes with the considerably older Alexander Boehm in 1941. Deportation of Agnes and Alexander Boehm to the Ghetto of Lodz. Diminishment of Erna's friends and relatives, who either emigrated or were subject to deportation. Support of her superior. Life in hiding. Refuge at houses of friends. Constant fear of discovery. Difficulties to obtain food stamps. Position as a nurse for an elderly lady provided her with a new identity and a place to stay. End of the war and liberation. Reunion with her relatives.
Abstract:
Addendum: Reflections by Michael Weber, Documents, Letters, Historic Chronology, Family Tree, Bibliography
Note:
German
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Synopsis in file
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